Let Grace Replace Strife

Let Grace Replace Strife (Ephesians 4:31–32) 

Introduction:

Romans 6:4b, 17–18, 20–23

Ephesians 4:22–24

A Summary Exhortation:

1) Put Off Personal Divisiveness (vs. 31)

Titus 3:3

Ephesians 4:22; 1 Peter 2:1–3

1 Samuel 15:32; Ruth 1:13, 20; Proverbs 12:18; Hebrews 12:14–15

James 1:19–20; 1 Timothy 2:8

Isaiah 42:1–4

Romans 12:14

2) Put On Collective Grace (vs. 32a)

Ephesians 4:29

1 Corinthians 13:4; Galatians 5:22–23a (with 20–21a)

Luke 6:35

Philippians 2:1–4

1 John 3:17

1 Peter 3:8–9

Romans 8:32; Ephesians 1:2–3

2 Corinthians 2:10–11

3) Pursue God’s Model of Grace (vs. 32b)

Romans 6:23

(Matthew 18:21–35)

Colossians 2:13–14; 3:12–13